Provided that if both the employer and the manager are convicted, the aggregate of the fine in respect of the same contravention shall not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

Enhanced penalty in certain cases after previous conviction 56. If any employer and manager who have been convicted of any offence under sub- section (1) of section 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 24, 31 or 34 or under sub- section (2) or (3) of section 14 or under section 55 or under section 21, 26, 28, 32, 83[33, 34A], 51, 57, 62 or 65, arc again guilty of an offence involving a contravention of the same provision, they shall each be punished on the second conviction with fine which shall not be less than fifty rupees and which may extend to five hundred rupees; and if they are again so guilty, they shall each be punished on the third or any subsequent conviction with fine which shall not be less than seventy-five rupees and which may extend to seven hundred and fifty rupees: Provided that if both the employer and the manager arc convicted, the aggregate of the fine in respect of the same contravention shall not exceed five hundred rupees on second conviction and seven hundred and fifty rupees on third or any subsequent conviction : Provided further that, for the purposes of this section, no cognizance shall be taken of any conviction made more than two years before the commission of the offence which is being punished : Provided also that the Court, if it is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances warranting such a course, may, after recording its reasons in writing, impose a smaller fine than is required by this section.